MCR96 Model Car Racing magazine November/December 2017

You can race slot cars without the standard-issue downforce magnets for the most realistic simulation of real car race control. There are three full race track tests of cars running magnet-free in this issue. Few slot cars are fitted with digital chips but you can changeover most Scalextric-brand cars with a simple plug-in chip that can be reused over and over again to allow you to race dozens of different cars with just a few chips. There are full reports on the prototypes’ racing background and the performance of the 1/32 scale models of the 1966 Lola T70. 1973 Matra MS670B, 1976 Capri 2600 RS, 1979 BWM M1 Procar, 1981 Ford Capri Zakspeed Turbo and 2016 Ford GT. The track plans list all the sections needed so you can assemble a 2-Lane version of the Kingdom Raceway on a 5 x 9-foot ping-pong tabletop and a 4-Lane Paramount Ranch Track on a 9 x 14-foot tabletop with plastic track. There is also a plan for an HO scale AFX 4-Lane Bow-Tie II Track on a 4 x 8-foot tabletop.